title: Evaluation of an intensive intervention program in suicidal behaviour.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Suicide is a public health problem. Consumed suicides reach 1 million cases per year worldwide and it is estimated that the number of suicide attempts is 10 to 20 times higher. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness in reducing repeat suicide attempts in a program for the prevention of suicidal behavior: Intensive Intervention Program (IIP).
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a study that compared a cohort of patients exposed to IIP intervention with another cohort of patients exposed to conventional therapy. The sample was made up of 191 patients, 89 in the treatment group and 102 patients in conventional treatment group, with a 12-month follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Relapse occurred in 20.6% of patients receiving conventional treatment relapse compared with 10% in the treatment group (p=0.047). Patients treated in the program had a 2.88 times lower risk of relapse (p=0.015), this being independent of the number of previous attempts, age, gender, need for admission after the index attempt and aggregated diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show that subjects who are treated in the IIP relapse less, need fewer admissions and the time elapsed between the treatment and the first repeat suicide attempt is greater.
authors.affiliation: Psicóloga clínica. Servicio de Psiquiatría, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reijas
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: Amparo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iglesias
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control*